Workshops & Trainings

I’m going to be teaming up with my colleague Zabie Yamasaki to offer a daylong workshop on trauma-informed contemplative practice in Irvine, California. Zabie offers trauma-sensitive yoga for those who’ve been impacted by sexual trauma, and I’m really excited to be collaborating with her. I'll send along more information once registration opens.

I’m very excited to be a keynote speaker a this conference in South Africa. I'll be presenting along with mentors Jon Kabat-Zinn and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who has done some incredible research on trauma, memory, and forgiveness.

I'll be one of many speakers, including Jon Kabat-Zinn and Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, at Omega's annual Mindfulness & Education Conference. We'll explore the latest on mindfulness, contemplative education, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in schools.

I'll be giving a 90-minute public lecture with my colleagues Willoughby Britton, PhD, Jared Lindahl, PhD. We'll review the findings from the Varieties of Contemplative Experience project, a project which aims to improve our understanding of the range of experiences, both positive and negative, associated with the practice of meditation. The lecture will include detailed descriptions of meditation-related challenges, how often they occur, how long they last, potential risk factors, and different ways these experiences are interpreted.